The Filmmaker

"When I came to New York, I had $400 in pocket - I just did it. I was fearless."
Alfred de Villa

Filmology

2013 - Without You I'm Nothing (pre-production)

2011 - Fugly!

2011 - Harlistas: An American Journey

2008 - Nothing Like the Holidays

2007 - Adrift in Manhattan

2006 - Yellow

2002 - Washington Heights

1998 - Neto's Run

1998 - A Dozen Kliks

Alfredo de Villa is a U.S. Latino award-winning film director, producer and writer. His work includes "Neto's Run" (1998), "A Dozen Kliks" (1998), "Angel" (2000), "Washington Heights" (2002), "Yellow" (2006), "Adrift in Manhattan" (2007), "Nothing Like the Holidays" (2008) and "Harlistas: An American Journey" (2010).

From films, documentaries, shorts and commercials, Alfredo has established himself as a director to watch, weaving his true passion for cinematic art and culture.

Alfredo was born and raised in Puebla, Mexico, and received a graduate degree from Columbia University. With a passion for writing and directing, he pursued his American Dream and early on immersed himself in his short films, "Neto's Run", "A Dozen Kliks" and "Interiors: The Doorman." The Directors Guild of America recognized his work in 1995 and 1999 with the Best Latino Director Award, making him the only director to have ever won this award twice.

In 2000, Alfredo was part of the Sundance Filmmakers Lab with a script he co-wrote with Nat Moss, "Angel." He continued his trajectory with the feature film "Washington Heights," with writers Nat Moss and Pulitzer Prize recipient Junot Díaz, which was distributed through Lionsgate. The film premiered at the first-ever TriBeCa Film Festival and won a Special Mention for acting and directing. "Washington Heights" also won seven U.S. film festival awards and played in over 50 international film festivals.

His following project, "Nothing Like the Holidays" for Overture Films and State Street Pictures, had a wide theatrical distribution. The film starred Alfred Molina, Debra Messing, Luis Guzman, Freddy Rodriguez, John Leguizamo, Elizabeth Peña and Jay Hernandez.

In 2009, he embarked on a casting call seeking Harlistas, Latino Harley® riders, for his first feature-length documentary, "Harlistas: An American Journey". The film follows the inspiring stories of Latino riders as they embark on pivotal motorcycle journeys that embody the pursuit of their American Dream.

Alfredo is currently in post-production on the romantic comedy "Fugly!" with John Leguizamo, Radah Mitchell, Rosie Perez, Ally Sheedy, Griffin Dunne and Loan Gruffod. He is represented by La Banda Films.